California police have released details about a sexual assault report on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department. Plus, the House Ethics Commission has reviewed records detailing $10,000 in Venmo payments Matt Gaetz allegedly made to two women in the panel's probe. Gaetz is Trump's nominee for attorney general. USA TODAY Democracy Reporter Erin Mansfield discusses allegations of sexual abuse against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Elon Musk and Vivek...

AI application in vertical farming can yield a higher quality product while also lowering carbon emissions.

What's next for President-elect Donald Trump's hush money sentencing? USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers talks through how the Biden administration is addressing aid to Ukraine in its final weeks. Donald Trump taps TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Plus, he picks Linda McMahon to be education secretary. USA TODAY National Correspondent Rick Jervis discusses immigrant advocates' concerns about children under Trump...

Israel has intensified its bombardment in and around Beirut, and Hezbollah has kept up missile fire into Israel, while U.S.-led diplomacy progresses. USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran discusses President-elect Donald Trump's comment about using the military to carry out mass deportations. President Joe Biden asks Congress for $100 billion to aid recovery from hurricanes and other disasters. President-elect Donald Trump picks Fox host Sean Duffy for Transportation...

The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers discusses how world leaders are approaching the transition from Biden to Trump. As President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House, climate-change experts are preparing for another fight. USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter Sudiksha Kochi talks about how Donald Trump could still face some pushback from members...

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a multitude of promises from mass deportations to banning transgender athletes. But perhaps the area that American voters said they were most persuaded by is the economy. From enacting tariffs on foreign goods to slashing taxes for both individuals and businesses, Trump’s vision of economic populism is about to be put to the test. How might the Trump administration impact the economy in his second term? USA TODAY Money Reporter Medora Lee joins The...

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will request the House Ethics Committee not release a potentially damaging report on the conduct of President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general - former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. Trump's Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was involved in a 2017 sexual assault probe. USA TODAY Congress and Campaigns Reporter Savannah Kuchar looks at what's next for Democrats after a rough November. Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson by unanimous...

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Is Trump signaling a retribution agenda with Gaetz, and other picks for his administration? USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé relays what economists say about blaming the Biden-Harris administration for inflation. The global cryptocurrency market has topped $3 trillion on hopes of a post-election Trump boom. USA TODAY National News Reporter Jeanine Santucci...

DIY medical tests offer the convenience of monitoring your health at home, but they also come with ethical and medical concerns. For one, some carry the risk of misdiagnosis. Still, against the backdrop of high medical costs and an imbalance of access to care, is there reason to be optimistic about the future of DIY medical tests? Dr. Karen Kaul, Chair of Pathology at Endeavor Health NorthShore Hospitals, joins The Excerpt to discuss. Episode Transcript available here Also available at...

The GOP has won a trifecta in Washington. Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next staff. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison takes a closer look at the tasks Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be asked to do as part of a new 'Department of Government Efficiency.' USA TODAY Reporter Andrea Riquier explains how mass deportations could make a housing shortage worse. Inflation is still here,...

While the U.S. is, on the whole, a wealthy country, currently one in eight Americans is food insecure. Meanwhile, more than a third of food produced goes uneaten or unsold. That’s roughly 90 million pounds according to ReFED, a research and advocacy group focused on eliminating food waste. Most of that food ends up in landfills where it becomes a big contributor to climate change because of the huge amounts of methane gas that are released as it decomposes. Is there a way to solve these two...

President-elect Donald Trump continues sketching out what his next presidency will look like. USA TODAY National Correspondent Will Carless discusses Donald Trump's promises about pardoning January 6 insurrectionists, and what such pardons would potentially mean for the far right movement. A New York court suspends all current deadlines in Donald Trump's New York hush money case. USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe looks at the future of several issues circling the high...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together Monday for a Veterans Day ceremony. USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin takes a lot at the race for Senate leader. President-elect Donald Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz to be national security adviser. USA TODAY Wellness Reporter Alyssa Goldberg discusses how some women are stockpiling Plan B and abortion pills following the election. 2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the warmest year on record,...

President-elect Donald Trump has made some early decisions about his Cabinet. USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran takes a look at what a new Trump administration means for immigrants nationwide. Democrats' working-class exodus has set off a reckoning within the party. An Idaho health agency has halted its COVID vaccine program, joining a backlash elsewhere. USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise previews the COP29 climate summit beginning Monday, and what...

Alzheimer’s in the U.S. are expected to rise from 7 to 13 million by 2050, straining families and healthcare.

House races will still be counted through the weekend, as the GOP nears control of the chamber. USA TODAY Trending News Reporter Kinsey Crowley discusses how voters approached a number of ballot issues. Plus, what does this election mean for the transgender community? Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly congratulated Donald Trump, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Trump earlier this week to congratulate him. Three men have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot,...

USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin discusses what a GOP trifecta in Washington would look like. President-elect Donald Trump pledged to follow though with mass deportations, in an interview with NBC News. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi breaks down several reasons why President-elect Donald Trump may never be sentenced in his New York criminal hush money case. The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point...

The Department of Justice is accusing the tech giant of maintaining an illegal monopoly in its search and advertising sectors. If Google is dismantled, how might that impact the way Americans access information? Florian Ederer, a professor at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, joins The Excerpt to discuss what happens next in the federal case that could lead to an historic breakup. Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things See Privacy...

Vice President Kamala Harris has conceded. Plus, USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page takes a look at what's next. How did President-elect Donald Trump win? USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé explains how business leaders could influence the next Trump presidency. Stocks rallied to record highs Wednesday. The Justice Department is weighing how to drop charges against Donald Trump. Episode Transcript available here Also available at...

Bob Manson is a retired teacher from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’s also a superfan of independent bookstores. So much so that he has now visited over 600 of them across the country. At each one, he talks with the owners and some regulars and then writes about what makes that particular bookstore special in his ongoing blog, The Indie Bob Spot. While he wasn’t named as anyone’s running mate on the presidential ticket, Bob’s story of a small-town regular guy who took a passion and made it his own,...

Former President Donald Trump will return to the Oval Office after winning several critical battleground states. Find the full results here. USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire reports from Philadelphia on how Pennsylvania voters viewed the candidates and the polarizing politics in their state. Republicans have won control of the Senate. Americans voted to protect abortion rights in several states, while a ballot amendment in Florida failed. USA TODAY National...

Election Day has arrived. How are the candidates spending their final hours on the campaign trail? USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison discusses some of the things that could swing today's outcome. Whatever happens, Donald Trump will leave behind a changed Republican Party. USA TODAY National Music Writer Melissa Ruggieri looks at the musical legacy of Quincy Jones. Episode Transcript available here Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things See Privacy Policy at...

Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris made some of their final pitches to voters over the weekend. USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin talks through the allies Kamala Harris or Donald Trump would have in Congress if elected. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Donald Trump would seek to remove fluoride from water if elected. Quincy Jones has died. USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise gives us some surprising facts about...

There's have been two assassination attempts, a last-minute candidate switch. There are not one, but two global wars, both of which are heating up. The news is overflowing with dire predictions of dictatorship and death threats against election workers. And all of this, sits atop an economy that almost no one feels is going well, despite record stock market gains, low unemployment and rising wages. Americans are feeling anxious. What’s happening? USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes...